The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-06
BRIGHT MAKES A SPEECH.
HE SEVERELY CRITICISES TILE
PRESENT LEADERS.

Took up her Cause Another Lively
Eviction Skirmish at Gweedore-The
Visiting Irish Members at a Meeting
in Gotham.
LONDON, Oct John Bright has written
a letter denying the statement that be could
not support the governments Irish policy
because he had declared that force was no
remedy for the troubles in Ireland. He says:
'Disunionists, whether under Mr.. Glad
stone i'll England, or Mr.. Parnell in Ireland,
are not careful as TO the truth of their state-
ments. Force is no remedy for just dis
content, but it is a remedy and often
the only remedy for disorder and violence,
against which our laws provide. | support
ed the Gladstone acts of 1881 and 1882 for
the suppression of the land league and dis
order in Ireland, and | now support the
government in it's efforts 10 suppress the
national league which is the land league
under another name My sympathy for
Ireland was as strong, as it is now, thirty
years ago before Messrs. Gladstone Hal'-
court and Morley and their noisy followers
had word TO say in favor of the Irish
tenantry or the sufferings of any portion of
the people.
MORE SYMPATHETIC THAN EVER.
"Recent events have strengthened my
from all that was unjust and oppressive in
the laws affecting tenure of land. 1t is need
full now to free them from the wicked con-
spiracy which is leading them to dishonesty
and crime The leaders of the conspiracy
teach the tenant that his true in
to cherish bitter hatred for Eng
land. Industry, honesty and regard
for the law are despised and condemned.
1t is this conspiracy with which the bulk Of
the Liberals are asked TO ally themselves.
The leaders Of the Liberal party, forgetting
whatever is honorable in its past history,
march in path which will lead only tn
party disgrace and national disaster
would save the Liberal party, with which
have been much longer associated, and for
which | have worked more than any
OF the present acting. leaders,
from the humiliation with which it is men,
aced would, with my sympathy for Ire
land save the populace from the future con-
duct of men who are answerable for much
OF the present suffering, and all of the dis
order with which the country is now af-
flicted and digraced'
LORD RosEBERRY SPEAKS.
Lord Roseberry spoke at Ipswich this
evening. I'm the course of his speech he said
that the CHASTITY scene at Mitchelstowu
illustrated to the English people the system
of misgovernnent in Ireland, which pro-
voked civil war The government, by sup
pressing the national league, has turned
, legitimate society into a secret ons. The
whole policy of the government was hui
initiating one in the eyes of the world.
SUMMONS FOR PLUNKErT.
DUBLIN, Oct Brew P. D. O'Reargan,
Dean of the Catholic church at Mitchels-
town, has obtained a summons against Capt.
Plunkett for trespass for entering the
Deans grounds, at the head of
force of police and hussars and dispers-
ing a crowd assembled there on the occasion
of the conviction of William O'Brien.
A MOONLIGHT INFoRMER.
Callihan, the mooniighter, who was one
of the party that killed Constable Whelehan
at Lisdoonvarne, and who turned Queens
evidence, was taken to Ennis to-day, and.
testified against his accomplices He swore
as to the plot against Mr. Sexton, aud.
identified seven of the prisoners as having.
participated in killing Whelehan. Callihan
admitted that he had planned a number of
moonlight raids in Kerry and Clare He
said he had been in the pay of the police
for the last five years, and that he had re-
ceived from Constable Whelehan, just be-
fore the raiding of Sexton, a small sum Of
money in payment Of his share for arrang
ing the raid. This statement caused great
sensation in court. While returning to Jail
the prisoners were cheered by crowds on
the street. The police charged the people
and used their batons freely
gang of moonlighters last night at
tackled the house of farmer named Kibon,
at Granny Bridge, Kilrush. They drove
the inmates out and evelled the house with
crowbars. They continued their work of
destruction for several hours. Eight arrests
have been made.
The Dublin corporation have unanimously
passed Mr.. Dillons motion to attend in state
tomorrow the trial Of Messrs. O'Brien and
Sullivan. Mr.. Sexton to-day declared that
the government, in attacking the Lord
Mayor, had attacked representative OF the
people, besides trying to gag the press.
GwEEDoRE's EvICTIoNs.
The work of eviction was continued at
Gweedore to-day. The inmates of Widow
Bowles' house stoutly resisted the evictors
by throwing boiling water upon them. The
bsiliffs demolished the house. and the chin
ney having tlImbled, the debris took fire.
Seven persons were arrested. Owing to the
hostile demeanor of the spectators the
police were ordered to prepare to fire,
whereupon Constable Haughre advanced
and threw down bis rifle, declining to obey
the order He will probably be arrested
The farmers of Tipperary have received
notices through the post threatening them
with death if they attend the proposed auc-
tion sale of tho cattle of deceased farmer.
The notice describes the auctioneer as "the
accursed and eternally damned Judge
Keogh."
GoTBAMs VISITORS.
NEW York, Oct. 5.-The cause of the agi-
tators who are seeking relief for Ireland,
was materially assisted tonight The oc-
casion was a reception in the great ball of
Cooper Union TO Sin Thomas Henry Grat-
tan Esmonde and Arthur O'Connor, the
visiting Irish members of Parliament. This
was the first of a series of meetings to be
held for this purpose throughout the United
States. Every seat in the hall was occupied.
Among the notable people present were ex-
Judge Noah Davis, Joseph J. O'Donough-
ue Father Kane, of Perth Amboy, Father
Richard Maher, of Notre Dame, Ind, and
others.
Charles A. Dana presided. Mr.. O'Connor,
on being introduced, was received with en-
thusiastic applause In 1881, he said, 10000
Of the Irish people emigrated. During the
reign of Queen Victoria [hissesl the popula-
tion of ireland has decreased from 6,000,000
to 5000 900, while the population of Great
Britain has increased from 2i,000,000 to
35,000.000.
Ex-Judge Noah Davis read resolution
declaring that the citizens of New York
protest against the policy of the Tory gov
ernment as a blot on the civilization of the
age, denouncing the recent slaughter at
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